Step into a world of shamrocks, hidden treasures, and folkrore magic with our pocket-sized collection of Lucky Charm Poems. Scratch a panel, reveal a poem, and enjoy your lucky charm for the day! This tiny scratchcard features a selection of original poems, inviting readers to uncover a new lucky verse each time.
These scratchcards come in a pack of 4 and are enclosed in an elegant glassine pouch. They are a stylish bunch with a matte smooth finish. The paper used for the cards is 100% recyclable and is made with 60% recycled materials and 0% chlorine.
Astra’s page-based poems and objects often have an interactive dimension to them as a means of reaching out to new or non-poetry audiences as well as engaging with readers and viewers in a deeper sense. From her Poetry Jenga which has taken many forms over the years to wearable poems, her tangible visual poems often take the shape of — and reshape or transform — recognisable objects.
Concerned with playing too much? Worry not, too much poetry never harmed anyone.
Lucky Charm Poems by Astra Papachristodoulou
85 x 55 mm
380 gsm
4 scratchcards per pack
Embellished with gold foiling
First edition of 1000
Launched: 26 June 2026
The Poetry Kiosk (London)
Astra Papachristodoulou holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Surrey. Her practice-based doctoral project at Surrey was funded by the Doctoral College Studentship Award and explored sculptural poetics as a revolutionary act in the context of the Anthropocene. Astra is the author and editor of several books including Selected Variations for bees (Guillemot Press), and Constellations (also from Guillemot Press), and her work has been translated into Turkish, Korean, German, Russian, Slovenian and Spanish. Her favourite Tarot card is The Star.